Ivan

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #13,453 · #162 for boys in 2025, 2,240 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2012 · 3,233 births
Debut · boys
28 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
150,137
since 1880

Ivan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ivan has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #113, 2012boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1622,240
2024—#1532,354
2023—#1532,390
2022—#1592,363
2021—#1682,291
2020#13,4536#1532,442
2019—#1402,690
2018—#1332,911
2017#12,7137#1353,048
2016#14,3316#1313,161
2015#14,4826#1373,047
2014—#1323,079
2013#14,5826#1382,859
2012#14,9626#1133,233
2011—#1283,114
2010#14,9596#1442,772
2009#15,2426#1362,992
2008#17,5045#1323,114
2007—#1273,275
2006#17,1685#1273,316
2005#9,45211#1263,240
2004#6,76817#1173,462
2003#6,88516#1273,146
2002#12,1877#1362,816
2001#7,31714#1412,826
2000#8,53411#1532,531
1999#6,83614#1482,420
1998#11,1387#1522,242
1997#9,0179#1602,160
1996#7,13012#1662,093
1995#5,95815#1671,949
1994#6,31914#1721,855
1993#4,82620#1572,050
1992#5,05119#1512,133
1991#5,00419#1711,866
1990#4,69420#1771,748
1989#7,44910#1901,532
1988#6,66611#2031,330
1987#5,61313#2171,130
1986#4,34718#2041,205
1985#5,07714#2231,051
1984#7,3988#2231,008
1983#6,7059#2191,043
1982#5,53412#2181,088
1981#7,4098#2341,002
1980#5,91211#246907
1979#10,2105#263802
1978#7,6497#268737
1977#7,5677#254797
1976#8,1566#284663
1975#5,51610#267725
1974#7,6806#283662
1973—#308570
1972#6,5587#277693
1971#4,53412#291694
1970—#298675
1969#4,72310#300640
1968#7,0165#295641
1967—#298609
1966#5,8096#296621
1965—#297638
1964#5,4747#314607
1963—#304655
1962#6,5785#299674
1961#5,8516#297669
1960#5,1687#318599
1959—#314611
1958#6,1035#305615
1957—#317577
1956—#295624
1955#4,7407#307562
1954—#325499
1953—#328463
1952—#319495
1951#5,4145#334415
1950—#316472
1949#5,2445#319458
1948—#312467
1947—#303517
1946—#296477
1945—#287437
1944—#281454
1943—#258547
1942—#272486
1941—#250496
1940#4,3495#230541
1939#4,2505#229518
1938—#227526
1937#3,1468#218546
1936—#223513
1935—#205587
1934—#201612
1933—#217534
1932—#205627
1931—#202646
1930#3,3458#203668
1929#3,6827#202652
1928#2,38114#189755
1927#4,8055#188764
1926#3,8737#189766
1925#4,9735#185756
1924#3,3939#183785
1923—#176791
1922#4,0117#186748
1921#3,4009#176820
1920—#179791
1919—#183702
1918#3,02410#177749
1917#3,0929#168756
1916#4,4175#165723
1915#4,2745#173662
1914#3,1886#193439
1913—#208316
1912—#173339
1911—#214137
1910—#224109
1909—#196111
1908—#21495
1907—#20196
1906—#21980
1905—#20983
1904—#21673
1903—#21270
1902—#21171
1901—#22360
1900—#20690
1899—#21959
1898—#18980
1897—#20170
1896—#20972
1895—#25749
1894—#22757
1893—#24650
1892—#24254
1891—#24542
1890—#27938
1889—#23747
1888—#31432
1887—#32526
1886—#29434
1885—#33226
1884—#33627
1883—#30629
1882—#35525
1881—#39518
1880—#32028
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ivan was already there! It came in at #320, and was given to 28 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 26 boys a year got the name.

Where Ivan is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,149 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNHWashington: #311 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,940 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,179 boysMNIllinois: #301 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,676 boysILWisconsin: #277 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,662 boysWIMichigan: #322 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,198 boysMINew York: #210 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,845 boysNYMassachusetts: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,456 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,107 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,549 boysSDIowa: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,804 boysIAIndiana: #267 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,043 boysINOhio: #255 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,011 boysOHPennsylvania: #308 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,359 boysPANew Jersey: #309 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,081 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #325 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 3,235 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedUTColorado: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,732 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #284 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,037 boysMOKentucky: #278 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,993 boysKYWest Virginia: #299 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,584 boysWVVirginia: #297 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,898 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,015 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,712 boysAZNew Mexico: #250 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,604 boysNMKansas: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,345 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedARTennessee: #312 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,346 boysTNNorth Carolina: #334 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,498 boysNCSouth Carolina: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,418 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,492 boysDCOklahoma: #289 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,628 boysOKLouisiana: #331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,847 boysLAMississippi: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,505 boysMSAlabama: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,780 boysALGeorgia: #410 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,383 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 477 boysHITexas: #467 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,904 boysTXFlorida: #329 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,446 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#132 · 1 in 477
  2. District of Columbia#199 · 1 in 1,492
  3. South Dakota#203 · 1 in 1,549
  4. New York#210 · 1 in 1,845
  5. Oregon#228 · 1 in 2,107

Best ever in a state: #45 in Utah, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#132151 in 477
District of Columbia#199101 in 1,492
South Dakota#20351 in 1,549
New York#210981 in 1,845
Oregon#22881 in 2,107
Colorado#230121 in 1,732
Maine#23051 in 2,149
New Mexico#25081 in 1,604
Ohio#255381 in 3,011
Arizona#25991 in 1,712
Indiana#267181 in 3,043
South Carolina#277121 in 2,418
Wisconsin#277101 in 4,662
Kentucky#278121 in 2,993
Missouri#284161 in 3,037
Iowa#28681 in 3,804
Oklahoma#28991 in 2,628
Maryland#29381 in 4,015
Virginia#297151 in 2,898
West Virginia#29961 in 3,584
Illinois#301311 in 3,676
Kansas#30671 in 3,345
Pennsylvania#308231 in 5,359
New Jersey#309121 in 5,081
Washington#31181 in 3,940
Tennessee#312121 in 3,346
Michigan#322191 in 5,198
California#325541 in 3,235
Florida#329151 in 3,446
Louisiana#331151 in 2,847
North Carolina#334151 in 3,498
Massachusetts#35151 in 11,456
Minnesota#35751 in 8,179
Alabama#38581 in 4,780
Mississippi#38861 in 4,505
Georgia#41091 in 5,383
Texas#467251 in 4,904
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ivan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#153 → #162)
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#153 → #162)
  • 25 spots since 2015 (#137 → #162)
  • Biggest jump: 77 spots in 1889 (#314 → #237)
  • Biggest drop: 75 spots in 1881 (#320 → #395)
Rise & fade · boys
132 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2012 at #113 (3,233 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 573
  • Highest: 1 in 573 boys born in 2004 were named Ivan (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 763 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
  • Its best rank, #113 in 2012, was only 1 in 587 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 20.5% of all boys named Ivan (30,718) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s292#237 (1889)#321
1890s571#189 (1898)#231
1900s829#196 (1909)#211
1910s4,932#165 (1916)#188
1920s7,628#176 (1921)#185
1930s5,777#201 (1934)#213
1940s4,880#230 (1940)#281
1950s5,333#295 (1956)#316
1960s6,353#295 (1968)#302
1970s7,018#254 (1977)#279
1980s11,296#190 (1989)#218
1990s20,516#148 (1999)#162
2000s30,718#117 (2004)#132
2010s29,914#113 (2012)#133
2020s14,080#153 (2020)#158

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ivan in 1958

girls
#6,103
5 births · 1 in 402,324 girls
boys
#305
615 births · 1 in 3,451 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #6,103Ivan5

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #305Ivan615
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 402,324 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #5,408Zebbie6
  2. #5,408Zelphia6
  3. #5,408Zondra6
  4. #6,103Ivan5
  5. #6,103Abigale5
  6. #6,103Adalia5
  7. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 927 names at #6,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 3,451 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #302Darrel627
  2. #303Felix624
  3. #304Bradford620
  4. #305Ivan615
  5. #306Pedro614
  6. #307Ira604
  7. #308Malcolm603
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →